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Church and has her welfare does he not ask
Helm. Of Milwaukee,. or Archbishop Elder Of cinO,nnar
or the Cardinal Archbishop of Baltimore. to summon
McGynn fair impartial trial III the Diocese, and under
the Bishop. Archbishop he may select Time enough
contnInacious for Catholics 10 condemn him. lime
enough then for sycophanc Catholic Journals some OF
hsresy to Judge and Condemn and hand over to prrdion
priest whom the Church has not yet condemned ana
rights and the privileges which the Holy Mother he
serves grants him.
am not defending Dr. McGiynn. He may be guilty Of
heresy In politics. according TO NJ A. Corrgan or errors
contra usam for aght know. As great. II not greater
than he have erred But s and mnst be considered,
Innocent every civil and ecclesiastical law until he
proved guilty by an inoarta canollcal eccesiss zeal
court. whether II be at Baltimore Cincinnati Milwaukee
Rome Therefore, the contumely heaped upon him by
Individuals his condemnation BY some OF the Catholic
press Is emineDtIy unjust and unchrisan Dr. McGlynn
might indeed have humbly SUBMITTED to wrong and In
Justice and thereby gained infinite merits for heaven put
walked TO Calvary, there to be cruced. but law OF
God obliged him do He might have silently
drained the bitter chalce placed his lips by his ecco
sasca SUPERIOR as many priest In this land has done,
and many will yet do II arbitrary power IN those
placed in authority still to usurp the place OF the gen
era laws OF the Church. and Of the parCu ar laws OF
the Third Penary Council OF Baltimore. hut he was I'M
say. therefore and defy contribution from sshop;
priest ayman that long as Dr. McGiynn does not
must he looked upon as an Innocent prosecuted
clergyman No ono even In the civil order and this Is
that order condemned though he be accused
Of the vest crime until he Is clearly proved entity hy
due process Of law Give Dr. Mcflynn, therefore. the
beneht Of fair impartial canonicsl trial by jury OF
his peers aud in accordance with the methods Land down
by the Of the Church and OF the Council OF Bat
more; then II he docs not abide by the ruling OF that
tribunal, In OF appeal to the higher one In
Rome. Catholic will sustain him for moment
For true and genuine Catholic will stand
by contumacous subject. he he bishop. priest,
or layman But tho other hand. no man
is or can be deemed contumacous. until no ostensby
and pcrsisteny condemns the ruling Of properly and
economically constituted Ecclesiastical tribunal Dr.
MoGynn has had trial. No ecclesiastical conrt TOOK
cognisance Of hs alleged offence. and therefore Dr.
Mc(,ynn Ia not and cannot be considered contumacous
In the strict and canOnca sense Of tho word.
Let the Most Rev NJ. A. Corr1gan therefore, retracc
hs steps add stand by the DEGREES Of the Third Penav
council Of Baltimore, TO which he subscribed Win MS
hand and then end this scandal which has arisen
and entirely owing to these decrers having been sou
ut panght, and rive Dr. Mcfilynn fair.
canonical trial. Friends and enemies will then ne
or ought 10 satisfied n he Ia unwilling to do this. let
the Carnal Archbishop Of Baltimore advise the Prefect
Of the Propaganda 10 summon TO Rome both the Arch
bishop and Dr. McGlynn. there 10 settle their fgh for
great they both neither OF them IL 90 great
aud distinguished the Catholic world by the ears
with q cOntrov orsy which could and would have been
settled in day by properly constituted ecclesiastical
court